Concierto de Navidad en el Soho

Christmas concert with orchestra, choir and soloists at the Teatro del Soho CaixaBank in Málaga, conducted by Arturo Díez Boscovich, with artistic direction and special participation by Antonio Banderas in some of the scores.

The Teatro del Soho CaixaBank, on Calle Córdoba in Málaga, hosts this Christmas concert. The venue's programme focuses mainly on theatre, although it also includes concerts. The evening is conducted by Arturo Díez Boscovich at the head of the Larios Pop del Soho orchestra, with artistic direction by Antonio Banderas, who takes part in some of the scores.

The repertoire brings together traditional Spanish villancicos, American classics and original compositions. The pieces include « Mira cómo beben », with Antonio Banderas; « Una visita en Nochebuena », a musical tale for narrator and orchestra by Arturo Díez Boscovich; « Sleigh Ride », by Leroy Anderson, with Berna Perles, Lorena Calero and the Coro Intermezzo; the « Fantasía sobre Campana sobre campana », by Arturo Díez Boscovich; and « Trumpeter's Lullaby », by Leroy Anderson, with trumpet soloist Alejandro Gómez Peralta. « The First Noel » includes a text by Antonio Banderas and violin soloist Irene Ortega.

The programme concludes with a Christmas medley performed by Lorena Calero, Bella Exum and Berna Perles, which runs through « Jingle Bell Rock », « Winter Wonderland », « The Little Drummer Boy », « I'll Be Home for Christmas » and « Let It Snow! ». The evening closes with « Ya vienen los reyes », with the Coro Intermezzo and the Panda de Verdiales Santón Pitar, and « When You Wish Upon a Star », from the film Pinocho, performed by Lorena Calero and the Coro Intermezzo.